Which bluetooth adapter should i buy?

[blackrain]

I am looking to get a bluetooth device so that i can transfer files between my cell phone and my pc. many have suggested belkin but i think it's about $50. I am looking for something between $15 and $25 that's good and easy to set up. I don't need a very long range...i'll be in the same room.

By the way, does xp set up a "My Bluetooth Places" for all bluetooth devices?

 

[blackrain]

Anyone?

*bump*

 

[Vegito]

there are 2 belkin one, a 10 meter and 100 meter.. i bought it when they had the half price sale.. and the software are different for all the bluetooth so some will have bluetooth place and some doesn't.. check ebay..

 

[blackrain]

Well there's a lot of stuff on ebay...that's why I am asking people here for a suggestion.

 

[blackrain]

Anybody use bluetooth around here?

 

[blackrain]

Need some help please

 

[bjm129]

I've had the Linksys USBBT100 for a few months for the same reason. It works well between my SE S710. I get transfer rates around 23KB/s.

Setup was a bit of a pain on WinXP SP2 because the directions that come with it don't work. However if you goto Linksys's support page, you can find the solution rather quickly.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16833124143

 

[blackrain]

Anyone using a good bluetooth adapter that's cheaper than $30...i'm on a budget

 

[ericlala]

bluetooth ain't cheap...

 

[blackrain]

Well there are some bluetooth adapters that are cheap...that are less han $30. That's why I am asking this question. I am getting a lot of one-line replies where people haven't even read my original post. I just did a search on bluetooth on newegg and the whole first page has them for $17 and up. So i'de like to know if people have bought of any of these and what they think of them. Do they work well? Are they easy to install (I have read several times about people having problems installing these). Do they have the My Bluetooth places in winxp? I really need some help on this soon as I have to order this within the next two days. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[joeld]

I bought an older zonet usb dongle and it worked fine for cell phone file transfer. I'm about to get a newer zonet dongle (don't have old one anymore) and I'll update as to how it works. The old did in fact have "my bluetooth places" and it did require additional setup, also, after installing service pack 2 of windows I believe.